The 12 codices containing Coptic Gnostic literature discovered close to Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945 are often preceded by James M. Robinson’s colorful story of their discovery, a story which […]
What a yarn. Read it here at The Atlantic. The evidence that the papyrus is a forgery is overwhelming; the most up-to-date discussions I know of may be found here, […]
Ancient Tales of Giants from Qumran and Turfan. Contexts, Traditions, and Influences. Ed. by Matthew Goff, Loren T. Stuckenbruck, and Enrico Morano. Mohr Siebeck, 2016. Was happy to read […]
Paul and Gnosis. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and David I. Yoon. Pauline Studies 9; Leiden: Brill, 2016. The volume includes, among much else, some new essays on the […]
John Magee’s new translation of the fourth-century Latin commentary of Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus has now appeared, courtesy of Harvard University Press. Check it out here. This should be a […]
Coming in 2017: Studies in Late Antiquity Studies in Late Antiquity: A Journal eISSN: 2470-2048 Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, Editor Studies in Late Antiquity: A Journal (SLA) is a new online […]
Ingrid Lotze has sent out the following call for papers for a special journal issue on esotericism and medieval sources. It certainly is a (relatively) neglected subject. Watch this space! […]
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